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I Fought the Fed, and the Fed Won


28 mins listen February 15, 2024



With inflation down — though stubborn —and markets still digesting Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s statements after the latest meeting of the FOMC, Andy Sparks, MSCI’s head of portfolio-management research, assesses where we stand in the give and take between central banks and markets. 

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Managing Director, MSCI Research

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